Robot Hall of Fame
The Robot Hall of Fame was established in 2003 by the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.[1] It is designed to honor achievements in robotics technology and to create a broader awareness of the contributions that robots and robotics make in science and society. Since its inception, the Robot Hall of Fame has honored robots from both science and science fiction – the robots that embody technical and scientific innovation, as well as the imagined conceptual robots that excite and inspire audiences about what the future may hold in greater achievements in robotics. The first induction ceremony was held at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh on November 10, 2003.[2]
Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, the world’s largest robotics research and education institution, has provided technical guidance for the Robot Hall of Fame and the university’s Entertainment Technology Center has developed innovative ways to present these robots to a broad audience. But the Robot Hall of Fame aims to include the entire robotics community and strives to be representative of the best ideas and the best technologies in robotics.
In 2009, the Robot Hall of Fame gained a physical presence at the Roboworld exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center. Hailed as the largest permanent robotics exhibit in the United States, Roboworld allows guests to interact and learn about robots through different themed areas. The Hall of Fame features interactive exhibits developed by graduate students at Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center.
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Selection Process [edit]
From 2003-2010, inductees to the Robot Hall of Fame were chosen by a panel of jurists, which have included science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, SimCity creator Will Wright, and C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels.[3]
In 2012, The Robot Hall of Fame opened voting to the public for the first time.[4]
The public ballot listed the top three robots in each of the four competition categories nominated by a group of 107 robotics experts.[5]
List of inductees [edit]
2003-2010 [edit]
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| 2003 | Fictional | HAL 9000: Computer system from 2001: A Space Odyssey |
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| R2-D2: Droid from Star Wars |
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| Real | Sojourner: The rover that explored Mars in 1997 as part of the Mars Pathfinder mission. |
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| Unimate: The first industrial robot, which worked on a General Motors assembly line in 1961. |
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| 2004[6] | Fictional | Astro Boy: Robot from Astro Boy | |
| C-3PO: Droid from Star Wars | |||
| Robby the Robot: Robot from Forbidden Planet |
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| Real | ASIMO: A humanoid robot created by Honda |
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| Shakey the robot: The first mobile robot to be able to reason its own actions. |
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| 2006[7] | Fictional | Maria: Robot from Metropolis | |
| Gort: Robot from The Day the Earth Stood Still | |||
| David: Android-kid from A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) | |||
| Real | AIBO: Sony’s cyber-dog |
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| SCARA: Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm |
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| 2008[8][9][10] | Fictional | Lieutenant Commander Data: Android from Star Trek: The Next Generation |
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| Real | Lego Mindstorms: LEGO series of robots |
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| Navlab 5: Computer-controlled vehicle for automated and assisted driving | |||
| Marc Raibert's Hopper: Invented by Marc Raibert at CMU and MIT | |||
| 2010[11][12] | Fictional | T-800 Terminator: From the 1984 movie The Terminator | |
| Huey, Dewey, and Louie: From the 1972 movie Silent Running | |||
| Real | Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity |
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| da Vinci Surgical System: Robotic surgical system |
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| IRobot's' Roomba: Autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners |
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2012 [edit]
In 2012, the Robot Hall of Fame inducted winners within each of four categories: Education & Consumer, Entertainment, Industrial & Service, and Research.[13][14][dead link]
| Year | Category | Real/Fictional | Winner | Image |
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| 2012 | Education & Consumer | Fictional | WALL-E: From the 2008 Pixar animated movie WALL-E | |
| Industrial & Service | Real | iRobot's PackBot: Series of military robots. |
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| Entertainment | Real | Aldebaran Robotics' Nao: Autonomous, programmable humanoid robot. |
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| Research | Real | Boston Dynamics's BigDog: Dynamically stable quadruped robot. |
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References [edit]
- ^ "Carnegie Mellon Announces Creation of The Robot Hall of Fame; Assembles a Panel of Renowned Judges to Select the First Inductees". Carnegie Mellon. Press release posted April 30, 2003.
- ^ "Carnegie Mellon Inducts Four Robots Into Newly Established Robot Hall of Fame". Carnegie Mellon. Press release posted November 10, 2003.
- ^ "Vote for your favorite nominees to the Robot Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Vote for the 2012 inductees".
- ^ "Vote for your favorite nominees to the Robot Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Carnegie Mellon Announces New Inductees into "Robot Hall of Fame"". CMU. Press release posted June 17, 2004.
- ^ "Carnegie Mellon's Robot Hall of Fame Inducts Five New Members". CMU. Press release posted June 14, 2006.
- ^ "Carnegie Mellon Adds Four More 'Bots to Robot Hall of Fame". CMU. Article posted May 15, 2007.
- ^ "Science beats fiction in Robot Hall of Fame". CNET. Article posted May 15, 2007.
- ^ "Robot Hall of Fame Announces New Inductees". PC Magazine. Article posted May 16, 2007.
- ^ Darren Murph (2009-05-11). "Robot Hall of Fame expands to include Da Vinci, Terminator, Roomba". engadget.com. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ "Robot Hall of Fame Announces New Inductees". The Robotics Institute. 21. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ Robot Hall of Fame inducts Big Dog, PackBot, Nao and WALL-E (video)
- ^ "Robot Hall of Fame at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh inducts 4 more members". Associated Press. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
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